Homeland - US Pace
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I'm assuming it was, but it just seems utterly stupid, sticks out like a sore thumb to people who know what it is but not obvious enough to be of any benefit if you didn't already know what skype is/looks like.

There is some serious silliness this time round. I know they've got to find their feet after cop-out 101 but Brody being in the right place at just the right time in episode 2 really fucking stretched it. And there's been loads of moments like that already. I don't recall the last season - save for the final episode - being quite so silly.

Oh I don't mind the lack of realism and I'm happy to overlook conveniences like the lady refusing to speak to anyone but Carrie because we all want Carrie back in the thick of things. But you have to draw a line in the sand somewhere. Believable is different to realistic.

Err, Breaking Bad has won multiple awards. It's hardly been "snubbed". And Homeland won awards for its first season, which imo it absolutely deserved. It was a superb piece of television.

As for this episode... yeah, a bit of a step down from the first two, but still good. I'm quite glad that Saul wasn't stupid enough to only have one copy of the video.

But I'm a little worried about where this is going. The Brody thing with the tailor was a ridiculous contrivance. As if his terrorist friends had no other choice to rescue the guy other than the nationally-renowned congressman and vice-presidential candidate. Just get someone to kidnap him ffs.

Hopefully it will start ramping up now that Carrie and Saul are on the case, though.

Well, sorry, but I wholeheartedly disagree. I do think that Breaking Bad (not sure about Boardwalk Empire, as I haven't seen it) is a better show than this, but that's more a comment on how transcendantly awesome BB is, not a slight on Homeland. I loved pretty much the entire first season of this and, despite some concerns, I have every confidence that they can deliver on the second season too.

Think the show is anything but wooden. theres so much depth to the main characters and scenarios that i find the world in homeland really gripping.

Brody although a 'terrorist', is ultimatley right in a lot of things he says - he is clearly frustrated with american society, so i can't see the viewpoint that this is yankee propaganda. His relationship with dana (his daughter) is great - she quite intellgient and the way he teaches her about other people - american civil war and the traditions of the muslim prayer is quite touching.

little things like being asked to do a wounded vetran fundrasing at a defence contractor lobbying fundraiser is quite critical of the hypocrisy of american society - and something at the moment his is quite conflicted with and being taking advantage of by nasir.

Yes, Homeland is a different beast to 24, which was a lot twistier and pulpier. And sillier.

But, as funny as the thing with Brody in this episode was, it stretched credulity one step too far for me.

I read one review which said "Abu Nazir and his minions must be the dumbest terrorists on Earth". Which I basically agree with, based on evidence from these first three episodes. Here you have a mole at the highest levels of the American government, and what do you use him for? Bullshit errands, of course!

This show gets more annoying every week. A real shame. You can just picture all the writers 'Brainstorming' ideas to string it out over as many wretched seasons as possible. I predict 'prison break' meandering until it finally disappears up its own arsehole.

To me I'm still unsure who mission it was, Brody got told that the tailors cover was blown personally I was thinking that was a cover story to get either the tailor alone with Brody so Brody could be eliminated or have someone else take them both out